Chris Wood has been placed on standby to start against Chelsea tomorrow night as Newcastle United continue to monitor Callum Wilson.
Wilson has been down with an illness and training alone in the build up to the teatime encounter with the Blues.
But Wood is in good spirits after scoring against Southampton last weekend in 4-1 win and then finding the net again in the penalty shoot out when Crystal Palace were beaten in the League Cup.
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Eddie Howe said: “Chris is a really important part of our squad. I'd say he scored a brilliant goal against Southampton. It was a really good finish, a very good team move, and he finished it beautifully.
"His penalty the other night (against Crystal Palace) was a one of real confidence and I was really pleased to see him score that.
"It got us off to the perfect start with him being penalty taker number one. He's in a good place and, if needed, he can perform really well."
Wilson will get every chance to prove his fitness after feeling light-headed last week before being withdrawn at Southampton.
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